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Rig Rundown: The Black Angels

Discover how these Austin psychers utilize Beatles-inspired guitars with several gnarly fuzzes and lush ’verbs to bridge the vibes of Roky Erickson and Dick Dale.

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Christian Bland loves two things more than anything else when it comes to pedals: fuzz and reverb. His board starts with a TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Mini that hits an Analogman Peppermint Fuzz, an Analogman Sun Face BC108, a vintage Russian Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, an AcidFuzz Acid Fuzzer, a Catalinbread Fuzzrite, an Ibanez Tube Screamer, a Danelectro Back Talk Reverse Delay, a Gurus Echosex 2°, an Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail, an AcidFuzz Repeater, a Vox wah, a Dawner Prince Electronics Boonar, a Third Man Bumble Fuzz, and a Big Tone Music Brewery Maggie.

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